On Tuesday, May 5, the Village of Ada Council met for a regular session with Mayor Dave Retterer presiding. Discussions and business conducted included:

• Police Chief commended law enforcement agencies on ONU bomb threat response
• Village Administrator Amanda Sears presented her letter of resignation
• Resident Kevin Wagner objected to the handling of a trespass notice and questioned four minimum water bills for a former council member

The council packet is on the Village of Ada website. No legislative action was taken during the meeting.

ADA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Alec Cooper reported on department activities earlier in the day, when a bomb threat was made to Ohio Northern University. He was proud of the work done by multiple agencies in evacuating and searching the campus. He noted that with the smaller size of the Hardin County population, “We don’t have a ton of cops, but at the same time, when something needs done, we get it done.”

ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
Zoning Inspector Michelle Chambers reported that some 48 grass cutting violations have been issued. She is also working on open code violations from 2023-2025. 

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION
Village Administrator Amanda Sears covered several items in her report:

Rumpke has purchased Browns refuse service. As a result, Browns customers will now be billed for refuse service by the Village at a cost of $19.51/month.

The Village has been awarded $2,250 by the Hardin County Community Foundation for the removal of five Bradford pear trees, which are designated nuisance trees by the State of Ohio.

Sears closed by announcing that she had given council members a copy of her resignation letter. Her last day will be June 12. Mayor Retterer commended her on achieving a great deal during her time with the Village.

OLD BUSINESS
Council Member Jason Campbell reported that there have been some hiccups applying the $3,500 recently granted by the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and Alliance towards Ada Fireworks because of a lack of communication from the organizers. He asked council think on other ways to use the funds such as banners on Main St. or the upcoming Patriotic Pops concert.

PUBLIC FORUM
Resident Kevin Wagner read a two-page letter to Council headed “The Anatomy of a Manufactured Narrative.” Wagner made objections to the wording and accuracy of an incident report that was followed by his being served a trespass notice by the Ada Police Department on behalf of Ada Flea Market. He also called the Village Administrator’s explanation of four months of minimum water usage by a former council member a “coordinated fiction.”